ProView – 2016 Evolv Shaman

Climbers familiar with the previous Shaman: if you liked that shoe, you’ll love this one. The way it fits the foot is almost identical – same sinker-feeling heel with three straps to lock the foot down, same love-bump/knuckle box combination to put the front-point of the shoe in a powerful position to toe down on small footholds and pockets. Even the color swatches are similar, still a combination of orange and blue. But that’s about where the similarities end, and the new version blows the old out of the water.